The Imperial God Emperor

Chapter 44 – Digging Spirit Springs

Carefully sensing, Ye Qingyu finally found yuan qi firewood buried under the yellow sand dunes.

This translucent jade-like crystal that shone with a shining light had buried itself deep into the hard ground under the sand for ten feet full. The crystal constantly emitted vortexes of yuan qi, constantly turning the hard rocky surface around it. As if it was a drill, it unceasingly buried itself deeper and deeper, finding the most suitable position to dig the Spring Water and produce Spirit water.

Ye Qingyu focused all his attention and energy, sensing the constant convergence of yuan qi from the outside. Using the nameless breathing technique, he gathered yuan qi into his body, and then directed this yuan qi towards the firewood.

This was the process of martial cultivation of yuan qi.

Using the purest and most powerful energy of Heaven and Earth, yuan qi, to nurture the firewood, turned it into its own use.

Cultivation was a slow and difficult process.

Time passes quickly.

In a state of inner vision, Ye Qingyu could clearly ‘see’ yuan qi Heaven and Earth entering the world in her dantian. In the endless dantian desert, this caused a stormy storm with air currents gathering around [Yuan Qi Kindling]. The originally silent desert was, suddenly, filled with gusts of wind and sand that churned throughout the sky.

At the same time, [Yuan Qi Kindling] emitted a brighter light, madly absorbing yuan qi from Heaven and Earth.

“This is actually a yuan qi storm. This is not the same as what the books described when you collected yuan qi inside your body for the first time, it was a little harder.

Within the public library, he meticulously studied all the theoretical aspects of yuan qi gathering and read the records of those who had previously experienced this process.

Normally, after martial artists successfully went through the process of [Forming Yuan], the apparition they could cause when they first pulled yuan qi into the body was just a breeze. To be able to cause the air currents to be gusts of wind, was already an extremely rare speed, and martial artists capable of doing this must be rare geniuses…

And Ye Qingyu could see the world within his dantian, where the air flow was like the wind from a storm sweeping across the world.

Hahaha, can your brother I become a genius on the yuan qi cultivation path as well?

Previously he had only felt that his strength was greater than that of an ordinary person, and that body refinement training was easier than usual. He didn't think that his talent in training by the way of martial yuan qi, was also so terrifying?

Ye Qingyu's mood changed well in an instant.

The majestic yuan qi endlessly gathered around [Yuan Qi Kindling], the concentration of yuan qi became higher. In the end, yuan qi completely surrounded and wrapped up [Yuan Qi Kindling], showing signs of melting…

[Yuan Qi Kindling] turned into liquid!

This was the most important step in digging the Spirit spring. If this works, then the firewood will turn into springs, spitting out Spirit water and nourishing the world in its dantian.

Water is the origin of everything.

This is one of the foundations of the world in his dantian.

From the springs to the rivers, from the rivers to the rivers, from the rivers to the lakes, from the lakes to the seas. In the final step of this process, the entire desert would turn into a sea of yuan qi that drowned everything, and this ocean was known as the Bitter Sea. And martial artists who were able to reach this stage, would leave the Spirit Spring stage and enter the Bitter Sea stage.

It is a long and determined process.

Ye Qingyu had just taken his first step on the yuan qi martial path.

Time passes quickly.

Unceasingly, a high concentration of yuan qi entered Ye Qingyu's body, turning into a raging storm that fanned the flames of [Yuan Qi Kindling].

…… ……

“En? This energy..”.

[Submission Hall].

In the courtyard separated by the wall.

A person with sky blue hair, Sky Blue, opened his eyes and woke up from cultivating.

In his eyes was confusion and a hint of shock. He said to himself, “It looks like this is from someone pulling yuan qi into their body for the first time. But the commotion was a little too big, the yuan qi wind pillar did not spread and it was over tens of meters tall?

He looked towards the wall.

Above the tall black wall, he could see a silver wind pillar spinning in the air, as if it was a wild dragon.

“Haha, it seems. I have a very interesting neighbor. Who'sis that? This aura of yuan qi is unusual, I have never seen it before .. “In Blue Sky's face, his trademark evil smile appears.

Figure's moving.

The next second, he was right next to the wall. With a ferocious leap, he was able to climb to a height of thirty feet, the perfect height to observe the person in the courtyard beside him. But very quickly, the prison formation in the courtyard started to activate. Shackles made of black characters, with no sign or warning, stretched out from the courtyard and walls. As if they were whips, they flinched, capturing Blue Sky's body …

“Oh... Again!”

Blue Sky let out a painful scream, a blue light emitted from the whip, falling back to the ground.

“Uncle! The rune formation designed by the old monster was a little formidable. Wait until your father, I am completely healed, I will definitely dismantle this [Grievance Hall] chaos!!” He's back on the ground, hard. Blood stains began to appear on his shoulders, dyeing them all in red. The wounds that have not healed are back open.

But he doesn't care a bit.

It was as if the flowing blood was coming from a body that did not belong to him.

“Who would have thought this little boy would be locked up next to me,” Blue Sky said excitedly. “Haha, this little boy is like a tiger. Previously, he had even dared to kill Liu Yuancheng's son; this time who knew what kind of outrageous thing he was doing to be locked up here.” ……

Time passes day by day.

In the blink of an eye, Ye Qingyu had spent a month in the [Hull of Complaints].

In this month, he basically spent training and cultivation every day.

Every day during mealtime, the disciplined teacher would deliver food to him. But the food was only pearl barley rice, tasteless and bland, barely enough for food. And the amount of this food was very small – for a glutton like Ye Qingyu, it was barely enough to fill the gap of his teeth.

Sunrise and moonset.

The cultivation of yuan qi that Ye Qingwu was living on was proceeding very quickly.

Deep within the desert in the Dantian, the [Yuan Qi Kindling] buried deep had turned ninety percent into liquid. There was only one last step left before it became a Spirit spring.

From [Forming Yuan] to creating Spirit springs, even for genius students would take at least half a year. But for Ye Qingyu, she only needed one month. This type of speed, if known, would definitely shock the world.

Today.

The wind is soft and the sun is bright.

Ye Qingyu sat in a meditative position in the middle of the black courtyard.

“Liquefy, there is only last step left ..”

Ye Qingyu bit her teeth.

The convergence of yuan qi made him feel as if his body was torn apart, piece by piece. Inside his dantian desert, slowly, the sand began to drift in all directions. A pillar of light rose into the sky, illuminating the vast land around him. In the center of the light pillar, an indistinct sound of water flow was heard.

This was the most important step, to turn [Yuan Qi Kindling] into liquid.

Ye Qingyu did not hesitate in the least.

Ye Qingyu let the yuan qi in this courtyard enter his body, not moving in the slightest. Maintaining his consciousness, he did not let the pain make him faint. Using a spell, he directed the yuan qi that had entered into his body to gather on top of the light pillar in the desert.

Time went so slowly as if time had stopped altogether.

He had no idea how long time had passed, before this pillar of light started to pale.

Inside the black courtyard, the wind pillar that was crazily howling and spinning, also began to disperse.

When Ye Qingyu entered the state of inner vision again, she discovered that the yellow sand that had been scattered now once again covered everything. As if nothing had happened. He could no longer sense the [Yuan Qi Kindling] hidden deep beneath the rocky ground.

“This is what happened? Can I fail in the process of turning it into liquid?

Ye Qingyu was afraid.

However, the next moment, a clear spring without sound emerged from the yellow underground. Drop by drop, continue to fertilize the yellow sand around it…

“Spring Yuan qi!”

Ye Qingyu could not help but be surprised, not holding back his shout of excitement.

It's spring yuan qi!

He had managed to turn [Yuan Qi Kindling] into a liquid!

Not only did he plant spring water under the rocky ground, but the water from the spring had already begun to spread. This result was much better than he had predicted, completing the entire process in one step. Very few people were able to achieve this directly after turning [Yuan Qi Kindling] into liquid, also causing the yuan qi spring to nourish the desert.

Spilled Spirit Springs, is the true sign that you have reached the Spirit spring stage.

From this moment on, Ye Qingyu had fully stepped into the Spirit Spring stage.

He was only at the initial stage of one Spirit spring, but as long as he continued cultivating and the water continued to spill, to reach the intermediate stage or the high stage was not a problem.

Out of the state of inner vision. Ye Qingyu started to leap around triumphantly.

He finally reached today.

Previously, reaching the peak of the body refinement stage signified that he was already firmly on the path of martial cultivation. And now, finally entering the Spring Spirit stage showed that he had reached the next level, opened the door and became a true ‘’ martial artist.

As he recovered from his emotional stage, Ye Qingyu turned to look at the [inescapable spear] beside him. With a movement of his hand and a wave of yuan qi, [the inescapable spear] was firmly held in his hand.

With the will of his heart, the long spear automatically flew into his hand.

He is now learning how to control yuan qi to interact with objects.

In battle, Qin Wushuang could, using the yuan qi on her body, control the [Great Zhou Sword] perfectly, as if it was part of her arm, her strength was immense. Right now, Ye Qingyu had also reached one stage of Spirit spring so in theory he could also use yuan qi to control weapons.

Ye Qingyu tested it now, trying to discover the secret behind the use of yuan qi to control objects.

He very quickly discovered that doing so consumed yuan qi at a high speed.

After a martial artist entered the Spirit Spring stage, every time he used yuan qi, yuan qi was spent from within the spring in his dantian. The more yuan qi used, the less yuan qi there was inside the Spirit spring. If the yuan qi is completely depleted, then a long process is required to recover the yuan qi. According to the scroll, spending all of the yuan qi within the body was quite dangerous for a martial artist.

The extremely powerful yuan qi battle technique was very effective for killing or maiming but required a high amount of yuan qi. After using such a technique, it was highly likely that it could exhaust all the Yuan Qi in your body, causing you to be unable to continue using such a technique. For example, after continuously using [Ten Thousand Killing], Qin Wushuang was unable to use it a third time.

After practicing for a while, Ye Qingyu focused his attention on strengthening the air.

According to the theory, after entering one stage of Spirit spring, one could condense the air. During the battle, Qin Wushuang floated in the air and dodged Ye Qingyu's attack. From a high position, he constantly dealt deadly blows, forcing Ye Qingyu into a troublesome position.

After trying a few times, Ye Qingyu's legs finally left the ground trembling, starting to drift.

“Haha, interesting. Does this mean I can fly in the next stage?”

Ye Qingyu started crying in excitement.

The sensation is really too fantastic.

He activated the yuan qi within his body, steadily increasing. Even though his figure was shaky, he did not fall.

Half meter……

One meter……

Two meters……

Four meters……

Ye Qingyu's figure started to drift, getting higher and higher.

Within the dantian world, Spirit spring water started bubbling as if it was boiling. Wavy and radiating, the clear spring water turned into a white mist, entering into all four limbs and every part of the body, bringing endless energy to the body.

This white mist is known as the inner yuan.

The inner yuan was the true energy source of the yuan qi martial artist.

Very quickly, Ye Qingyu's figure was eight meters off the ground.

Considering the fact that he was getting closer and closer to the top of the wall, a strange thought appeared in his mind.

If he could soar so high, wouldn't this mean he could just jump from the courtyard where he was imprisoned?

He can't not try it.

At this time -

“I advise you not to do that ..” said a sound from the other side of the wall.